APHC010571952025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] MONDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 29616/2025 Between: 1. S N RAJU CONSTRUCTIONS, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER,J. PHANEENDRA VARMA S/O JVKS SATYANARAYANA RAJU, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O D.NO- 3-64, UBALANKA VILLAGE, RAVULAPALEM MANDAL, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA DT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA DISTRICT, KAKINADA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER NABARDRIDF, PANCHAYAT RAJ BHAVAN, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PR CIRCLE, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PR PIU DIVISION, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT. 6. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to declare the high handed action on the part of the respondents herein, not releasing and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs. 5,58.660/- under the Scheme of NABARD- RIDF-XXIV(plain) to the petitioner even though work was executed and completed as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequentially to direct the respondents to release and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs. 5,58,660/- under the Scheme of NABARD-RIDF-XXIV(plain) to the petitioner forthwith, and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to release and pay the bill amounts worth of Rs. 5,58,660/- under the Scheme of NABARD-RIDF-XXIV(plain) to the petitioner forthwith, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. BOKKA SATYANARAYANA KAMLA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Non payment of bills for the work executed by the petitioner for providing road from K.V.Road to Gubbalavaripeta (Dunnapothulapuntha) at Kadiyam Mandal, is the grievance of the petitioner. 2. Heard Sri Bokka Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the respondents. 3. Smt.Naga Chandrika, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents, on written instructions dated 06.11.2025, submitted that the bills which are now claimed by the petitioner are admitted by the respondents and they are ready and willing to process the same and pay the amounts, however, sought two months time for such payment. 4. To the said submission, learned counsel for the petitioner reported no objection. 5. Taking into consideration, the submissions of both the learned counsel, as the authorities are ready to pay the net amount to the petitioner, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition at admission stage. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. The respondents are directed to release the admitted/legally entitled amount to the petitioner at the earliest and at any rate, within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 24th November, 2025 RKS